Definitions:

1. (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) noun
   • the attack began at dawn
2. a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition noun
   • an attack of diarrhea
3. an offensive move in a sport or game noun
   • they won the game with a 10hit attack in the 9th inning
4. strong criticism noun
   • The Times published an unexpected attack on my work.
5. the act of attacking noun
   • attacks on women increased last year
6. the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent) noun
   • the film was sensitive to attack by acids
7. to attack in speech or writing verb
   • The editors of the leftleaning paper attacked the new House Speaker.
8. to attack someone physically or emotionally verb
   • They kept attacking me until I was able to fight them off.
9. to begin to injure verb
   • The cancer cells are attacking the patient's liver.
10. to launch an attack or assault on verb
    • They prepared to attack the enemy.
11. to set to work upon verb
    • I attacked my class's problem set with gusto.
12. to take the initiative and go on the offensive verb
    • The invaders attacked the village at night.

Synonyms:

• aggress
• approach
• assail
• assault
• attempt
• blast
• onslaught
• plan of attack
• set on
• snipe
• tone-beginning

NearBy Words:

• attacker
• attacking